In 1882, Joe M. Douglas bought a small railroad from Frederick Birdsall. The railroad ran in Dayton Valley, carrying ore tailings from Gold Canyon to a nearby mill with a connection to the Carson and ...

Locomotives have a fascinating history. They were one of the first methods to mass transport goods from one place to another, and while the first railroads used horses to pull carts along the tracks, ...

Click here if you’re unable to view the photo gallery on your mobile device. The unmistakable sound of Redwood Valley Railway’s steam trains will reverberate through the Berkeley hills this weekend ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a 1954 view from the running board of Nickel Plate Road 2-8-4 Berkshire-type No. 703, standing in the siding at New Douglas, ...

Wyoming is a long way to travel from Rochester, Minn., to see a train. But this wasn’t just any train. The Union Pacific Railroad recently celebrated the 150th anniversary of the completion of the ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. The 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A WWII-era locomotive steeped in American history is set to travel through Kansas during its big ...

The SP&S 539 steam locomotive that had been displayed in Esther Short Park for 40 years made a return to Vancouver on Friday. The partially disassembled locomotive, built in 1917 in Dunkirk, N.Y., ...

FROM the Association of Engineering and Shipbuilding Draughtsmen come two pamphlets “Steam Locomotive Design” by D. Patrick (London: The Draughtsman Publishing Co., Ltd. 4s.) and “Small Craft Types” ...

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